{"draft":"draft-iab-dns-choices-08","doc_id":"RFC5507","title":"Design Choices When Expanding the DNS","authors":["IAB","P. Faltstrom, Ed.","R. Austein, Ed.","P. Koch, Ed."],"format":["ASCII","HTML"],"page_count":"18","pub_status":"INFORMATIONAL","status":"INFORMATIONAL","source":"IAB","abstract":"This note discusses how to extend the DNS with new data for a new\r\napplication.  DNS extension discussions too often focus on reuse of\r\nthe TXT Resource Record Type.  This document lists different\r\nmechanisms to extend the DNS, and concludes that the use of a new DNS\r\nResource Record Type is the best solution.  This memo provides information \r\nfor the Internet community.","pub_date":"April 2009","keywords":["domain name system","resource record type"],"obsoletes":[],"obsoleted_by":[],"updates":[],"updated_by":[],"see_also":[],"doi":"10.17487\/RFC5507","errata_url":null}